SA 150 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Canada, Sociology, Racism

• School: Simon Fraser University
• Department: Sociology and Anthropology
• Course: SA 150
• Professor: Lindsey Freeman

Document Summary

Research methodology: the system of methods a researcher uses to gather data on a particular question. Sociology is a big discipline with researchers taking a variety of approaches. No one way of doing sociological research, usually many methods are combined. Should have many methodological tools at your disposal. If methods are rigid: you will attempt to solve every problem in the same way\ Be rigorous, systematic but be your own thinker and methodologist. French philosopher august comte: believed objective of scientific methods used to study the natural sciences could be applied in the social sciences. Comte implied that researchers didn"t have biases on the basis of gender, age or ethnicity. Much sociology"s history, the outsider objective perspective would produce the best research. Critical sociology stresses the unique role of the insider perspective. In this perspective, the subject being studied provides information that comes from his or her subjective experience.